Every morning, the owners of Ta-Khrai Thai Cafe make offerings—rice, oranges, something to drink—to Buddha and to Chulalongkorn, a king of Siam. That authentic environment is one reason that, of the many good new restaurants that opened in Morgantown in 2017, BOM voters chose Ta-Khrai as their favorite. “Ta-Khrai” is Thai for “lemongrass,” the bright, citrus like herb that flavors…
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Morgantown native Josh Graham got to know one of the founders of Tin 202, then the other, when he was tending bar at the former Yesterday’s Restaurant, Bar & Grill. He’d learned bar basics at Yesterday’s—mainly martinis—but he got a whole new level of training from the beverage director he worked under when Tin 202 opened in 2014. He became beverage director himself in 2015. Graham likes…
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There’s outdoor dining around Morgantown. There’s some really good outdoor dining. But if you want to eat outside and feel like you’ve had a vacation, there’s just one place to go: Tropics. Outdoor dining at Tropics is a multi-sensory experience. For one thing, the space is huge: At 275 seats, it’s larger than most restaurants in town. But it’s not a sea of sweltering…
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There’s exactly one place in Morgantown where you can buy an electric guitar autographed by John Mayer, a .357 revolver, and a vintage Gianni Versace trench coat all at once. Cashland Pawn opened more than 20 years ago, but it was in 2004 that current manager Rob Summers started helping his father-in-law out with the business. “I just needed some part-time work, but I’ve…
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It’s April 3, 2010, the WVU men’s basketball team is making its second-ever appearance in the Final Four, and the Mountaineers are trailing Duke University’s Blue Devils by 15 points with nine minutes left. Fans are still hoping for a comeback, and that hope rests on the shoulders of star forward Da’Sean Butler. Butler takes the ball and drives for the basket, but collides with a Duke player. He plants…
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